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100

Who is considered Maryaadaa Purushottam and who is considered Purna Purushottam?

Maryaadaa Purushottam - Shri Ram


Purna Purushottam - Shri Krishna

100

Who was the guru of Ram, Laxman, Bharat, and Shatrugna?

Vashishtha Rishi

100

Name 3 Components of Asmita

Self Respect, Self Confidence, Self Resistance / Self Restraint


100

In what year did India become independent? What 2 states or countries were created?

Year - 1947 / India & Pakistan

100

Number of Chapters and Verses in Gita

18 chapters and 700 verses

200

What type of Society did Vashishtha Rushi advocate for?

Self-governed (Svayam Sanchalit)

200

What is the name of Sita’s dad?


Janaka

200

Q: What Indian film was created to represent Dadaji's prayogs and Swadhyaya karya?

A: Antarnaad

200

What are the five social classes of India's caste system?

Brahmins (priests), Kshatriyas (rulers and warriors), Vaishyas (merchants, skilled craftspeople, minor officials, landowners, cattle herders, etc.), Shudra (Farm workers), Untouchables.

200

Name / Sing 3 Bhaavgeets with the word "Geeta" in it

1. Gata ja Gata ja...

2. Geeta Ma ko vandan karne...

3. Hum toh chale jaate...

4. Hume saare jig mae jaanaa hai...

5. Mann ka Prabhu ke charan...

300

List 3 of the 5 things Guru Gobind Singh asked his warriors to always carry with them

Kesh, Kala/Kara, Kirpan (Sword), Kachha/Kachera, Kangha (Comb)

300

Which demon’s help did Ravan take to abduct Sita?

Mareecha / Maricha

300

Name 3 Awards/recongnition that Dadaji received for his exceptional work.

Dada has received many awards throughout his lifetime. Here are a few of them :

He was awarded the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion in 1997 and the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1996 for Community Leadership, along with India's second highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan Award, in 1999. He also won the Rashtrabhusan Award given to him by the FIE foundation for Progress in Religion.

  • 1999 Padma Vibhushan
  • 1997 Templeton Prize
  • 1996 Ramon Magsaysay Award
  • 1986 Vision of God
  • 1992 Lokmanya Tilak Award
  • 1996 National Integration Award
300

Name 7 Indian Rivers

Ganga, Yamuna, Krishna, Narmada, Kaveri, Kshipra, Sindhu, Saraswati, etc.

300

In the 1st chapter, Arjun is confused between these two things : 

What is his duty vs his dharma?

400

Who is the first woman to hold power over the government of a new-formed religious state?

Golda Meir

400

What are the names of the 4 yugas?

Krita (Satya) Yuga, Treta Yuga, Dvapara Yuga, and Kali Yuga

400

What is Panchayatana Pooja (given by Adya Shankaracharya?) What was the reason behind giving Panchayatana Pooja ?

In Panchaayatan Pooja, five deities are worshipped - Ganesh, Shiva, Vishnu, Amba (Devi), and Surya. All the powers are included in Panchayatan Pooja. Through Panchayatan Pooja, Aadya Shankracharya united the various factions in society that were fighting each other.

400

Name four forms of Classical Indian Dance

Kathak, Kathakali, Bharatnatyam, Kuchipudi, Kathakali, Odissi, Manipuri, Mohiniyattam.. etc

400

Name / Sing 3 Bhaavgeets with the word "Yogeshwar" in it

1. Gandiv utha le..

2. Yogeshwar Sharanam mama...

3. Yogeshwar tera ishara..

4. Vandan tujhko Geeta mai...

5. Hae Yogshwar humko vardo do...

500
Who is the “Father of the White Revolution”? What is the contribution of the White Revolution to Bharat’s success?
Dr. Verghese Kurien is considered the “Father of the White Revolution”.Operation Flood is the program which drove the “white revolution”. It created a national milk grid connecting producers with consumers in more than 700 towns and cities across India. This reduced seasonal and regional variations in the price of milk. Consequently, by eliminating the middlemen, producers began receiving a large portion of the profit. This has helped eradicate poverty in India and turnedIndia into the world’s largest producer of milk and dairy products.
500

What are the names of the conches:
1. Krishna 2. Arjun 3. Yudhishthira 4. Bheem

1. Krishna- Panchjanya 2. Arjun- Devdutta 3. Yudhishtira- Anantvijay 4. Bheem- Paundra

500

Name 18 Chapters of Shrimad Bhagwad Gita (in Order)

500

This trophy is awarded to the winner of each Test cricket series between England and India contested in England.

Pataudi Trophy

The trophy is named after the Pataudi cricketing family. Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi played for both international teams on three occasions and is the only man to have played for England and India.

500

Connect Trikal Sandhya with Greatfulness and relate it to MGD.

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